one more … yes, A4 … but none nailed it But there’s a lot to experiment with and find a sound you like.
PWM with a small range and high speed (like this last example) is the way to go to make the sound “clean” instead of “nasty”.
However, the original sound reminds me a lot of Karplus Strong (very metallic (and spikey) attack, peculiar resonances, and each note sounds individually plucked).
And the second example is a one-shot sample
Cannot wait to get back to my analog 4 now, thank you for all this!
Karplus strong is something I’ve often been curious about but never took the time to explore. Is that something doable on the analog 4? My minimal knowledge of it is that it requires a very short delay and envelope, but something tells me there’s a lot more to it…
And regarding the second example - did you mean the song I sent? That’s a one shot?
Edit: also, next time I read anyone say the analog 4 sounds “weak” or “soft” they need to be linked to this thread.
No And crazy workarounds with the delay will only lead to grief and no joy (besides that the Delay of the A4 isn’t tuneable, it snaps to 1/128ths). Microfreak has Karplus Strong, and it might be interesting to layer an A4 sound with a Microfreak sound to get some extra metal sheet flair.
But you can try to mimic it (such as I’ve tried above). FM can sound close to that
And thanks for the heads up on the delay situation, I would have probably spend days trying to figure it out with no joy there’s a few fun ways to FM so I’ll start from there.
When speaking about ‘bass’, it’s useful to differentiate between ‘bass instrument’ (the harsh plucky sound that you hear coming in at 0:18), and ‘bass frequency’ (that’s what hits you from the subwoofer). In this particular song, that lowest hitting frequency is coming from the kick instrument. The A-part of the song is quite dense so it’s harder to figure out what is hitting you - kick and bass are working closely together. In the B-part of the song, the bass line has the same notes, but different timbre than in the beginning. Kick is still there and provides the subwoofer hit.